Door for box-cars.



0.?.ALLBN- f DOOR FOR BOX GARS. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 6, 1909. RENEWED APB. 1.41911.

993,744. Patented May 30,1911.

- "UNITED STATES PATENT N onnion CHARLES FARINGTON ALLEN, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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Speoication of Letters Patent. Patent-,ed May 30, 191.1, Application led October 6, 1909, Serial No. 522,190. Renewed April 1, 1911. Serial No. 618,442,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES FAnrNc'roN ALLEN, of the city of Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, in the State of California', have'invented a. new or Im roved Door for Box-Cars, of which the fol owing is a full, clear, and exact specification, `reference being had to the annexed drawings.

and to the `figures and reference characters marked thereon.

My invention relates to new and improved construction for flush closing ldoors of railway box cars.

The object of the invention is to provide a means .whereby the door may be suspended on a straight rail byanti-iriction rollers, and still be movedV laterally to and from the 'I body of the car, in order to enable it to be moved past the opening to a oint alongside the car body, or, when close to be moved into the doorlopening and thus effect a closure which is flush wlth the outer surface of thecar body. l 4

Another object is to effect a more positive closure when the door is locked'in position.

The tinst of theseobjects is attained' by making a pair of anti-friction roller'hangers, each offwhich is in two members, one member havin l the roller therein to run on the rail, and t e other member being attached to the door, and in so connecting the two l parts of the hanger that the lower or door part will have a lateral movement, independently of the upper part, and thus pro-y vide for an in and out movement of the 'door itself, U

cleat being shown in dotted lines: Fig. 2 is a is drawn out of its closed position.

horizontal section of a portion of the cnrloolcing down on the top of the door. Fi il is a horizontal section of a portion of t le om* looking down on the top of the door which Fig. -1 1s a vertlcal section of the anti-friction roller hanger showing the position of thc two members of the hanger when the door's n` `in Figs. 4 and. In the hollow of the'rail position, and, Fig. 5 is a vertical'section of 3 the anti-friction rollers 4, by' which the Hush-opening door is suspended, roll when the door is opened, the handle 5 being used for opening and closin the same.

The two hangers or the anti-friction rollers which carry the door,. are each made of two members, an upper and a lower, the upper member 6 having therein the anti- `:friction wheel 4, whichis mounted on a bear;`

ing axle 'or pintle V7. Each member 6 has its lower end bent inwardly forming horizontal art 6', shown more particularly in section 1n Figs. y4 and 5, and in this portion 'are secured two bolts 9 9, the lower threaded ends of which'project below a suflicient distance to pass through the horizontal part 11 of the lower memberlll, andto receive the nut 12 thereon.

The lower member 11`serves as a plate 'for securing the door 1 thereto, and the upper inturnedlhorizontal part 11 has transverse slots 10, through which the bolts 9 9 pass. so

that when the nuts 12 are in position the lower member 1l, carrying the door, has a lateral or in and out motion which does not affect the movement of the upper member within which the anti-friction roller is mounted.

In order to provide an effectual means for sealing the door when in n closed position, and also to afford an ensv muuncr of openin the door, I provide a fiat metallic cleat 1` which is hinfrcd to the cnr body, as at. 15, so that it will rock` und in such a position that when the door is closed und the clout is iu its normal position. it will cover the joint between the door und the jumb. This clout. has an arm 14 integral therewith. at the cnil of which is u slot through which a bracket 18 passes. und u holt 1G serves to hold the arm iuV n secure position. A wire passed through n hole` nt 20. in ,the lower cud of the bolt 16. und u .seul 2l serve to lock the sume us n security against tampering.

The upper end of the rocking cleat 14 has i. the door valong .-iniof Leidingen Qiso ain-an.gedwithl r'eltion #so the edge; ojhe-doon, jtiatlg thejcleat'i's turned:

foI; Ifoekd 'by sfyvringing'-thearin 14a awa-y from its iooked position; behind 'the "door and' draw biased, nnen-within guieesfor. edges; against, 15

which "i1 is.' Tessed Finto Contact, when'I closed,

'I and this ,b'ris formed with'inelind projec- V tions 23;.t thefupper kand:loweiendS theneof, 20 i as shown at Figs. 1,-2 -andya'gainsig which the" endflof fthe ,door 1 .corneslinto' Contact:

when/ closed y In'metalliesheathingat/the ends, as yshowin. j .ltiis obiioug tixatifhe two cleats Lthuspro- .vided will e-iectuzilly seal: the joint betwe'ennf' The door my be clothed withr` f the door and'jamb `and thus prevent open*-`v I door andj'amb, and I neans for lockingseid 'grof springing of thewdoor"loy/ihe'/usual` A car bodyv havingje mounted tl'i'erein andfdapted to festifflushY Y within the door opening, 'flat metallic cient., lone 'end '1 td-the cnr body adjlcentg one 'jamb ofthe door opening, 'and adapted to rook over on the entire vertical :join' between .thef

provided; with :a j: ofiwheh isfhinged" uncover Jing with the door,y

inountedgthereog and 'adapted toiest dus Within 'the door opening, provided with a' flat metallic hinged to "the ear body e1ongideone` of ythe .door j ambs,

and adaptedfto rok'over or,

car, body and the othelyedge ovila) the door edge, in eombinaif/ ion 'within si ing car falimited distance;

EBINGmN ALLEN, hand and seall at lthe .1 city of Los yhx'geles CHARLES -mxineeri ALLEE-.7 d mi.;

ve ente 'eaeif 'ndilresig the Colssioner of Patents, *Washington D. Gif f yWhereby t'h'e `1attenl..;may be h, ng v:idool: slidabl'y withinithe door opening, provided with ncoven the entire Vertieal joint 1betvceen' the "Het Inetllic lrooking ycleatV hinged to ihel ear body `adjaoentonejainb=of the door' opening,

`4L out @hel doorsfrom its) 'vertical edge of the dooi'vto coiler'theentre f I joint; one vedgeof which is eeeigredlgto tlhe mgf 

